EU aims to vaccinate 70% of adults by the end of summer; WHO mission at ground-zero Wuhan market; Israel extends lockdown as Covid variants offset vaccination drive …
India eyes global vaccine drive to eclipse rival China
For decades, the Serum Institute of India has been the inconspicuous supplier of vaccines for most of the developing world’s babies. But the company has been thrust to the forefront of India’s …
China’s push to control Americans’ health care future
U.S. officials say the Chinese government is trying to collect Americans’ DNA, and they believe a recent offer from a Chinese company for assistance in COVID-19 testing was suspicious. Jon Wertheim …
China’s embattled HNA Group unit shares slump as creditors seek bankruptcy
Shares in listed companies linked to China’s HNA Group slumped on Monday, after the troubled conglomerate disclosed that its creditors had applied for its bankruptcy and that nearly $10 billion had …
Homebuyers snub China Evergrande’s Emerald Bay project again as rivals outperform in Hong Kong sales
Weak response follows a similar flop in two earlier rounds of sales last year in the second phase of the Emerald Bay development in Tuen Mun, according to property agencies.
China oil futures hit record levels
Activity in China’s oil futures market has risen to record levels as the country seeks to develop the role of its currency in a trade dominated by the US dollar. Open interest in oil futures on the …
Biden shows his hawkish side on China
After months of Republican concern that Joe Biden would be soft on Beijing, the new US president received unexpected praise from a leading China hawk after less than two weeks in the White House.
Thai stock exchange ‘vulnerable to speculative machinations’
The GameStop share drama that has rocked Wall Street could happen in the Thai stock market too, due to globalisation of data and the IT revolution, an economist has warned.
Kuwait says to receive 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday
Kuwait will receive 200,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, the Ministry of Health announced Sunday. Abdullah Al-Bader, assistant undersecretary for drug and food control …
The Latest: China sees uptick in COVID-19 cases
BEIJING — China recorded more than 2,000 new domestic cases of COVID-19 in January, the highest monthly total since the tail end of the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March of last year. The National …